Tschierva, Forcla
Tschierva, Forcla is a pass in Samedan, Maloja District, Graubünden and has an elevation of 3,311 metres. Tschierva, Forcla is situated nearby to the locality Berninahäuser.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Piz Boval and Piz Tschierva.
Piz Boval
Peak
Photo: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Piz Boval is a mountain of the Bernina Range, located north of Piz Bernina in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It lies on the ridge that separate the Val Roseg from the valley of the Morteratsch Glacier.
Piz Tschierva
Peak
Photo: Cactus26, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Piz Tschierva is a mountain in the Bernina Range of the Alps, located south of Pontresina in the canton of Graubünden. It lies in the range that separates the valley of Roseg from the valley of Morteratsch, north of Piz Bernina.
Piz Morteratsch
Peak
Piz Morteratsch is a mountain in the Bernina Range in Switzerland. It is bordered on the east by the Morteratsch Glacier and on the south-west by the Tschierva Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Surlej and Pontresina.
Surlej
Village
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Surlej is a village in Graubünden, Switzerland. It is located close to Sankt Moritz and Silvaplana. The town is known for having had Friedrich Nietzsche among its visitors; the philosopher spent every summer from 1883 to 1888 there. Surlej is situated 8 km northwest of Tschierva, Forcla.
Pontresina
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Pontresina is a village in Graubünden. The village is close to the ski resorts around St. Moritz and very busy during the winter season.
Silvaplana
Village
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Silvaplana is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons and the name of a lake in the municipality. Silvaplana is situated 9 km northwest of Tschierva, Forcla.
Tschierva, Forcla
- Type: Pass with an elevation of 3,311 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Samedan, Maloja District, Engadin, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.4136° or 46° 24′ 49″ northLongitude
9.89718° or 9° 53′ 50″ eastElevation
3,311 metres (10,863 feet)Open location code
8FRFCV7W+CVGeoNames ID
11074594
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In Other Languages
“Tschierva, Forcla” goes by many names.
- Romansh: “Tschierva, Forcla”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Berninahäuser and Punt Ota.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fuorcla da Boval and Vadrettin da Tschierva.
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